BILL NUMBER: AB 1317	CHAPTERED  07/11/02

	CHAPTER  136
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 11, 2002
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 10, 2002
	PASSED THE SENATE  JUNE 28, 2002
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 30, 2002
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 7, 2002
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 29, 2001

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Liu

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2001

   An act to add Section 48918.6 to the Education Code, relating to
pupils.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1317, Liu.   Pupils:  expulsion.
   Under existing law, a pupil may be expelled from school for
specified reasons.  Existing law entitles a pupil under consideration
of expulsion to a hearing to determine whether the pupil should be
expelled.
   This bill would, in addition to any other immunity that may exist,
expressly deem any testimony provided by a pupil witness in an
expulsion hearing conducted pursuant to those provisions to be a
privileged publication or broadcast for purpose of those provisions
of law relating to libel and slander.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 48918.6 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
   48918.6.  In addition to any other immunity that may exist, any
testimony provided by a pupil witness in an expulsion hearing
conducted pursuant to this article is expressly deemed to be a
communication protected by subdivision (b) of Section 47 of the Civil
Code.